When students of Nguyễn Văn Trỗi Secondary School in HCM City’s Gò Vấp District violate any regulation of the schools or misbehave, teachers meet with each of them to learn the reason, help them recognise their violations and guide them to the correct behavior instead of using physical punishment as they would have one year ago.

HCM City Department of Health on launched a campaign calling on the community to take part in the prevention of dengue fever and Zika as part of ASEAN Dengue Day.

It’s high fishing season in the central province of Bình Định, but Lê Văn Thãi, owner of the fishing ship Lê Gia 01, is busy working with a team to repair his steel-hulled fishing boat instead of sailing out to sea.

Come summer, people in the capital once again face one of the most dreaded spectres of urban life, water shortage.

As a dynamic region with rapid economic growth, the Asia-Pacific region has become a primary driving force for the global economy thanks to its abundant human resources with high skills, which are effectively combined with quality institutional frameworks and close collaboration among member economies, said a Vietnamese official.

One of main reasons for the increasing deforestation in provinces was the poor awareness on forest land management among concerned agencies, an official of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development said.

The Đồng Tháp Province’s People’s Committee has asked the Government to provide VNĐ82 billion (US$3.6 million) in funds to move local residents’ property from landslide  and flood-prone areas to new residential areas.

Over 200 older parents accompanied by their adult children received free and comprehensive health checks at Chợ Rẫy Hospital last Saturday, part of the Parent’s Companion event held by Abbott in collaboration with the Việt Nam Medical Association on the occasion of Mother’s-Father’s Day.

Parliaments should take stronger action to respond to climate change by maximising their roles as legislators and supervisors as well as enhancing international co-operation to ensure “no one is left behind”, said a Vietnamese National Assembly (NA) official.